| Word | Definition |
| abridge | v. to make shorter |
| adherent | n. follower, supporter; adj. attached, sticking to |
| altercation | n. an angry argument |
| cherubic | adj. angel child w/ round chubby face; sweet, innocent |
| condone | v. to pardon or overlook |
| dissent | v. to disagree; n. disagreement |
| eminent | adj. famous, outstading, distinguished, projecting |
| exorcise | v. to drive out by magic; to dispose of something troublesome, menacing, or oppresive |
| fabricate | v. to make, manufacture, invent, to make up |
| irate | adj. angry |
| marauder | n. a raider, plunderer |
| obesity | n. excessive fatness |
| pauper | n. an extremely poor person |
| pilfer | v. to steal in small quantities |
| rift | n. a split, break, breach |
| semblance | n. a likeness; an outward appearance; an apparition |
| surmount | v. to overcome, rise above |
| terminate | v. to bring to an end |
| trite | adj. commonplace; overused, stale |
| usurp | v. to seize and hold a position by force or without right |
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